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Dispatch Box: What Does a Department Do?

What does a department do day in and day out? This list of policies and programs managed by Employment, Workforce Development, and Disability Inclusion is just a representative sample:

  • Apprenticeship Completion Grant
  • Apprenticeship Incentive Grant
  • Aboriginal Skills and Employment Partnership
  • Aboriginal Skills and Training Strategic Investment Fund
  • Aboriginal Skills and Employment Training Strategy
  • Aboriginal Labour Market Programs
  • Canada Education Savings Program
  • Canada Student Loans and Grants (CSLP)
  • Canada Pension Plan (CPP) and Old Age Security (OAS)
  • Community Partnerships
  • Disability Benefits, Canada Pension Plan
  • Disability Issues, Office of
  • Dispute Resolution Service
  • Elder Abuse Awareness
  • Employment Insurance (EI)
  • Employment Measures
  • Employment Programs
  • Enabling Accessibility Fund
  • Essential Skills
  • Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
  • Federal, Provincial and Territorial Partnerships
  • Federal Workers’ Compensation Service
  • Fire Protection Services
  • Foreign Credential Recognition
  • Foreign Workers
  • Funding Programs
  • Grants and Contributions
  • Homelessness Partnering Strategy
  • Indicators of Well-being in Canada
  • Intercountry Adoption Services
  • International Academic Mobility
  • International and Intergovernmental Labour Affairs
  • International Benefits
  • Labour Legislation, Research and Policy
  • Labour Market Agreements
  • Labour Market Development Agreements
  • Labour Management Partnerships Program

To find out more about government programs and services, visit: https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/programs.html.